Friday Favorites-Drake Dancing

 Drake has some mad dance skills!

You just can't help but smile watching this.

Hope that brightened your Friday!

Friday Favorites- Posh Blankets by the Polka Dot Tot

Every once and awhile you run across a product that stands out. A product that is of the highest quality. A product that comes with great customer service and is made from the heart. I firmly believe that these sorts of products are harder and harder to come across, so when you do find one you need to share it. Posh Blankets by the Polka Dot Tot is one of those truly amazing products.

When I had the chance to work with Katie from the Polka Dot Tot and review one of her Posh Blankets I jumped at the chance. All blankets can be be customized by picking the colors and size. I had a lovey made for Drake and picked a cow print minky (so soft!) pattern for the front and a solid black minky back. The whole blanket is trimmed in a satin ruffle.

As you can see, Drake LOVES his lovey. He carries it around with him everywhere. I'm actually planning on buying another one so he can keep one in his crib and carry the other one around with him. His pacis are the only other thing I've ever seen him so attached to.

Is there anything cuter than a baby snuggling a blanket?

I think not!

 

Katie wants to give all my readers the chance to buy their very own Posh Blanket at a discount!

 Just enter 'sssmomma' at checkout to receive 20% off your order!

Disclosure: I was provided with a lovey blanket free of charge from The Polka Dot Tot.  I usually do not include review products in my Friday Favorite line-up, but this product truly is a favorite and had to be included. All opinions expressed are my own and had no outside influence.

P.S.- How can you not love a company that has this as their mission?

Our Mission

Our passion is blankets. We feel equally passionately that a mom who wants to stay home with her children should have opportunities to make money and utilize her creativity, which is why all of our blankets are handmade by moms and grandmas right here in Iowa. Each blanket we make is special and unique because it is made with love by a mom, not in a factory overseas.

Friday Favorites-Jennie-O Turkey Burgers

I'm on a quest to eat healthier and exercise more so I'm always excited when I find a product that makes that road a little easier (and  tastier) to travel down.

Last night Drake and I were enjoying dinner at my parent's house where my Mom served up turkey burgers. Have you ever had a turkey burger? They are DELICIOUS!! Seriously, they are amazing and only have 170 calories. My Mom cooked them on her George Forman grill giving them the perfect grilled taste. I think they would be even better cooked outside over open flames!

Add a thin bun and a bit of ketchup and you have yourself a health, tasty, and yummy meal.

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Jennie-O has no idea that I'm writing this post. Although I wish they did because then maybe they would give me a lifetime supply of turkey burgers. A girl can dream, right?

 
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Friday Favorites-Canvas Photo

 I love this picture.

I have wanted to do something special with this photo for a long time because it so captures the relationship between Drake and Skinner.

I always thought this photo would be perfect for a canvas print, but never took the plunge because of how expensive they were. Lucky for me, Groupon was having a deal right before Christmas with Canvas on Demand where you could get a 16x20 canvas for $40. JACKPOT!!!

Did this not turn out perfect or what?!?

 It makes the perfect centerpiece for my new picture wall.

Pictures of my boy make me so happy and this was the perfect addition. I'm in L.O.V.E!!

What are you loving today?

Note-Canvas On Demand has no idea I'm writing this post. I just love their product and wanted to share with you.

P.S. I'm excited to announce that my blog is now being syndicated on desmoinesregister.com. I'm under the Kids and Family Section. Check it out!

Friday Favorites Drake Edition

 

Hi! It's Drake here. I'm taking over Momma's Friday Favorite post today so I can share my most favorite thing with you...my paci!!

I really like to sleep with a bunch of pacis all lined up in my crib. I like to have one in mouth all night and at least one in my hand. I also do not want to be in the situation where they all fall out of the crib so that is why I really prefer having 5 in there at one time!

I'm going to be 18 months old in a few weeks and my Momma says I'm going to have to give them up soon. I still use the newborn pacis that they sent me home from the hospital with. They are the best! I can suck on them but I can also chew on the edges when I'm teething.

I'm only suppose to have the paci for nap and bedtime and when I'm in the car, but sometimes I sneak into my room and take as many as I can find.

Want to know a little secret?!? I don't actually even need my paci. I never use one at daycare and do great all day and at nap without it. I think I heard my daycare lady tell Momma that I do fine without them, so now she is on to me. I have a feeling the time is getting closer for the paci to go, but Momma did buy some new ones at Target today because I keep hiding all of mine (so I have a stash when they take all mine away) where they can't find them. 

I will do my best to put up a big fight and use my biggest sad face when they try and take them away, but just know I'm almost positive this is going to harder on Momma than me.

Friday Favorites- Mrs. Meyer's

Call me weird, but nothing makes me happier than finding a really great cleaning product that works well. I've been searching high and low for a natural product to use on my counter tops with no luck. Then my good friend Twitter came through. I was stalking Twitter one day, when I ran across a discussion about the greatness that is Mrs Meyer's counter top spray.

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 I was intrigued so I bought some (I found it the cheapest on walmart.com.) and L.O.V.E it!!! It comes in all sorts of super awesome scents. I decided to try the lavender scent (think the smell of a beautiful spring day) and let's just say I am cleaning my counter tops even when they are sparkling, just for the fresh, non-chemically smell.  The best part? It gets all the grime and grub off my counter tops that my old stand-by Lysol wipes couldn't.

I'm a Mrs. Meyer's convert!

P.S.- Nobody from Mrs. Meyer's even has the slightest idea I'm writing this post. I just really love the product and wanted to share it with you!

Friday Favorites

I am currently obsessed with the song "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift. If you are a Momma and have never heard this song, be prepared to have lots of tissues handy. This song captures so much of what is in my heart just perfectly, making this a Friday Favorite.
Here are the lyrics to "Never Grow Up"
Go to Taylor Swift's website to hear the song

"Never Grow Up"

You're little hands wrapped around my finger
And, it's so quiet in the world tonight
You're little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So, I took you in

Turn on your favorite night light
To you, everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I had, honey
If you could stay like that

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, and never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And, you're mortified
You're mom's dropping you off
At, fourteen there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But, don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJ's getting ready for school

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple

And no one's ever burned you
Nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to
Just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad get's home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all you're little brothers favorite songs
I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone

So, here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So, I tucked myself in and turned my night light on
Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up

Oh, I don't wanna grow up
Wish I'd never grown up
Could still be little
Oh, I don't wanna grow up
Wish I'd never grown up
It could still be simple

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even you want to
Please, try to never grow up

Oh, whoa
Don't you ever grow up
Oh, whoa
Never grow up
Just never grow up



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Friday Favorites

To kick off some new and exciting things here at SSS Momma, I'm starting a new weekly feature called Friday Favorites, where I plan on sharing some of my favorite things. I'm thinking about making it a link-up so other people who want to participate can. If any of you interested in participating in Friday Favorites let me know.

My very first Friday Favorite is Trader Joe's

For those of you who are unfamiliar, Trader Joe's is a small grocery store that carries high quality and organic food for a very reasonable price. So basically, coolest place ever!!


Iowa's very first Trader Joe's just opened up today and being the crazy woman that I am, I braved the crowds with my husband and Drake to check it out. Did I mention that we stood in line for over a half hour to check out? Yep, told you I was crazy!

Today was not my first visit to a Trader Joe's. I've been to TJ's in Minnesota, Illinois, and Arizona and have always been super impressed with their selection of yummy foods for such a reasonable price. They seriously have the most amazing buttermilk pancake mix that I have ever had. I'm also obsessed with their pre-made pizza dough (freezes very well) and store brand pizza sauce.

Of course, the best thing about Trader Joe's is the Charles Shaw wine (aka 2 Buck Chuck) for $2.99...and better yet, it is GOOD wine. I mean seriously, you can buy a case of 2 Buck Chuck for $36.00!! I realize my enthusiastic love for cheap wine makes me sound like a lush, but don't knock it till you try it!

Today we decided to try a few new items and picked up chocolate cat cookies for humans, (think chocolate animal crackers) olive hummus, and Trader Joe's Mexican beer (like Corona). I'm excited to test our new items out and add some new favorites to our list.

Do you have a Trader Joe's around you?

What are you favorite items? Please share!